Environmental Engineering
Approximately 2.7 billion tons of red mud waste from the aluminum industry are stockpiled worldwide, and nearly 1.5 million tons of glass-fiber waste are generated annually. In alignment wit…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
Silver Medal
The fuel carried by a spacecraft limits how far and how long it can travel in space and orbit planets. My project, VARION (Versatile Atmospheric Ion Thruster), is about utilizing atmospheric…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Gold Medal
Many patients are injured when IV fluids accidentally leak into their skin instead of staying in the vein. This causes painful swelling and bruising, and it happens to nearly 1 in 10 people.…
Physics and Astronomy
When transit exoplanets pass in front of their parent stars, they produce periodic but faint dips in the star's light curve. To schedule follow-up observations with ground-based telescopes a…
Environmental Engineering
With approximately 4.4 billion people worldwide lacking access to safe water, sustainable purification technologies that operate efficiently under natural sunlight are necessary. Industrial…
Software Design
The tennis serve is the only stroke that the athlete has full control over and is strongly associated with competitive performance. At the highest level, serve quality directly shapes point…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
2.2 billion people worldwide live with vision impairment, yet no existing assistive device offers a true level of independence in real-world conditions. VisionIQ is an AI-powered wearable bu…
CYSF · 2026
I will make glasses for the blind that allows them to see through sound which means when they are about to walk into something it beeps to warn them.
CYSF · 2026
Our project focuses on designing low-cost glasses using simple engineering and technology to make vision correction more accessible where regular glasses are hard to get.
Software Design
Living alone should not mean dying alone, yet loneliness and unattended deaths continue to rise as global isolation increases; research shows a 32% increase in mortality among solitary indiv…
Biomedical Engineering
Central vision loss affects over 200 million worldwide, arising from macular diseases that result in central scotomas while peripheral vision remains largely intact. Current compensatory app…
CYSF · 2026
Research on b-cell derived auto antibodies activity, and their impact on vitiligo present in a patient.
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Bronze Medal
Speech and voice changes can serve as noninvasive indicators of disease, particularly in respiratory, neurological, and psychiatric conditions, where subtle changes in phonation, tone, or ar…
CYSF · 2026
I’m testing how changing the amount of vinegar affects how high a baking soda volcano erupts.
CYSF · 2026
We tested three temperatures of vinegar to see if that would affect a volcano eruption in a model volcano.
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the fastest-growing neurological disorders worldwide, yet objective tools for monitoring speech and gait decline outside specialist clinics remain limited,…
CYSF · 2026
This project explores how a dyslexia simulation affects reading and connects to how dyslexia impacts the brain.is about how dyslexia affects the brain.
CYSF · 2026
Our project will examine teenagers' spending habits and the psychology behind them. We will first create an experiment, then, along with research, we plan to create an app that will help ado…
Microbiology
Human-pathogenic Vibrio, particularly Vibrio vulnificus, in Gulf oysters pose increasing public health risks as coastal waters warm. Although temperature–Vibrio relationships are known, stra…
Environmental Engineering
In Iraq, reliance on fossil fuels and improper waste disposal methods led to Iraq having an AQI of between 65-90, and studies in local universities stated that if nothing changes in the futu…
Environmental Engineering
The rapid increase in agricultural production produces waste that is subject to discarding, burning, and burying, causing severe environmental harm. However, a variety of eco-friendly method…
Plant Sciences
This study investigated the water absorption capacity of grapevines in the Bündner Herrschaft, a viticultural region in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. It examined how soil types influen…
CYSF · 2026
Using different coagulants to purify dirty/ unclean/ polluted water.
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources
Growing up in Shamattawa, we have always heard the word nipîy (water) spoken with deep respect. In Cree teachings, nipîy is not just something that flows from a tap—it is a living relative t…
CYSF · 2026
I will study how ocean waves can be converted into electrical energy. I will look at existing projects around the world, and how Canada can use this alternative energy form.
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding disease models and precision medicine require untangling the complexities of spatial-temporal gene and cell interactions. However, inferring causal relationships from spatial t…
Environmental Engineering
Aquatic hypoxic “dead zones,” where dissolved oxygen levels drop to critical levels, are becoming more frequent due to pollution and climate change. These conditions threaten aquatic life, r…
CYSF · 2026
Putting wax on tape and seeing which one is the stickiest.
CYSF · 2026
I am trying to make a wearable, easily accessible device that a patient with Parkinson's Disease can use. The purpose of this wearable is to indivdualize medication timings for each patient,…
CYSF · 2026